polychrome
Decorated with colors
Polychrome means having many colors.
The term appears most often in art and archaeology to describe objects decorated in multiple hues: polychrome pottery, polychrome sculpture.
As a noun, a polychrome is such an object or the technique of decorating with several colors.
The verb means to execute or decorate in many colors.
Continuous range of values
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- prismaticLight-dispersing, multicolored
- kaleidoscopicShowing constantly changing patterns
iridescent · harlequin · motley · panchromatic · opalescent · marbled · particolored · versicolor
Intensely clear and bright
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- resplendentImpressively beautiful, richly shining
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
glowing · shimmering · lustrous · dazzling · saturated · bold · intense · eye-catching
Fired clay material
- potteryFired clay objects
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- enamelHard glossy coating
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
majolica · faience · delftware · cloisonné · lacquerware · painted · ornamental · gilded
spectrum
Continuous range of values
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- prismaticLight-dispersing, multicolored
kaleidoscopic · iridescent · harlequin · motley · panchromatic · opalescent · marbled · particolored · versicolor · dichromatic
vivid
Intensely clear and bright
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- resplendentImpressively beautiful, richly shining
gleaming · glowing · shimmering · lustrous · dazzling · saturated · bold · intense · eye-catching · striking
ceramic
Fired clay material
glazed · majolica · faience · delftware · cloisonné · lacquerware · painted · ornamental · gilded · embellished
tesserae
Mosaic's constituent pieces
- tileworkDecorative ceramic surfaces
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- RavennaEmilia-Romagna coastal city
Roman · Pompeii · Gaudi · Venetian · opus · geometric · intricate · inlay · grout · glass
painted
Coated with pigment
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- statuaryThree-dimensional carved figures
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
carved · classical · Greek · Roman · medieval · Renaissance · Baroque · pigmented · limestone · marble
- colorred, blue, green, yellow, orange
- colorationpigment, pigmentation, hue, tint, saturation
- art termspainting, sculpture, drawing, portrait, landscape
- color theorycolor theory, hue, primary colors, secondary colors, saturation
- MesoamericaMaya, Aztec, Aztecs, Aztec Empire, Olmec
- Art Jargoncurator, gallerist, provenance, oeuvre, vernissage
polychromemonochrome
Single-color rendering
monochromatic · monotone · unicolor · solid · uniform
polychromeachromatic
Lacking visible hue
colorless · uncolored · uncoloured · gray · grey